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Man Accused Of Escaping From Tennessee Jail Arrested

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado authorities say they arrested a man accused of escaping from a Tennessee jail with the help of his wife, who was also taken into custody.

The Larimer County Sheriff's office says 42-year-old William Othel Neace and 37-year-old Lorrie Ann Neace did not resist and were arrested without incident in Fort Collins on Friday. They are being held without bail pending extradition.

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Lorrie Neace (credit: Larimer Co. Sheriff)

The sheriff's office says William Neace was serving time at the Crockett County jail in Tennessee for a parole violation when he allegedly escaped on Sept. 2. Authorities describe him as an armed career criminal.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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